Chronic pain affects roughly 51 million adults in the United States alone, and for most of them, the available drug options remain blunt instruments: opioids that carry addiction risk, or ...

A doctor will often ask a person with chronic pain to create a “pain map” to show where in their body they experience pain. The doctor will then combine the map with other symptoms to diagnose and ...

Vertebrogenic pain is a type of chronic (ongoing) pain in your lower back caused by damage to vertebral endplates. An endplate is a layer of bone and cartilage at the top and bottom of each of your ...

Why it matters: Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, impacting over 600 million people each year and limiting daily function for millions. New therapy options: ...

Causes of lower left back pain include injuries, infections, and underlying conditions. You can manage your pain by using careful preventive measures, getting a timely diagnosis, and following a ...